Tune in to expert conversations on global risks, geopolitics, and international security. Our weekly episodes feature insights from leading professionals, academics, and policymakers. Expand your understanding of complex global issues with The International Risk Podcast.
Gordon Janow is a founding member of Alpine Ascents International, an organisation with 35 years of experience supporting climbers and mountaineers. And this year alone, Alpine Ascents will be leading 30 expeditions. Gordon is a long traveller, with a keen interest in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh. His most recently pioneering took him to India…
Today we are joined by Garry Pratt. Garry is the founder of ed-tech innovator, Teachit. He started his career in advertising and publishing. He has entrepreneurship running in his veins and has started, scaled and successfully exited several ventures. Garry remains a director and chair of a number of innovative businesses. He is also an…
Since leaving the UK Civil Service in the late 1990s for a volunteer placement in rural China, David has worked for different NGOs as a Trainer, Programme Manager, Country Director, Global Security Advisor and most recently as Director of Safety, Operations & Governance. David leads Raleigh International’s safety, medical, safeguarding, governance and training teams, and…
Kelsey Hoppe is the Chief Executive of Safer Edge, a risk management company, specialising in equitable security – making security accessible, inclusive and appropriately diverse. Safer Edge provides learning and risk management services to organisations that work in challenging environments – whether that is across the street or around the world. Kelsey brings an innovative perspective…
Today’s guest is Janie Van Hool. She is an author, speaker, facilitator and teacher in the art of brilliant communication. She supports business leaders to connect with and inspire their people. Janie focuses on practical ideas, tools and encouragement that create confidence, enable impactful change and shape inclusive listening cultures. She has supported and advised…
Today’s guest is Jeff Da Costa. He is a PhD researcher in Hydrometeorology at the University of Reading in the UK and a PhD Fellow at RSS-Hydro in Luxembourg. Jeff’s research focuses on investigating the validity of linear solutions to complex risks. Today, Dominic and Jeff discuss the recent flooding in Europe that killed nearly 200…
Today’s guest is Joanne St Louis. She speaks with us about the situation in Haiti just after this week’s devastating earthquake, as well as the recent assassination of the Haitian President, Covid, high levels of gang violence, and an approaching tropic storm! Joanne is an experienced Health Program Manager with 18 years contributing to community…
Today’s guest is Nathan Mullins and he is joining us to discuss evolving events in Afghanistan. Nathan has international and domestic experience in management and resourcing of operations in unstable, difficult environments in contested areas and difficult, austere circumstances. My background is in military special operations, policing, commercial and humanitarian access and security and I’ve…
Zeynep Alemdar is professor of Political Science and International Relations at Okan University, Istanbul, where she also acts as Dean of the Faculty of Business and Administrative Sciences and the Gender Studies Research Center. She has extensive experience in promoting gender equality in Turkey, working with public and private actors; international organizations including UNWomen, World…
Mark Elliott currently works as founder and CEO of Comar Cyber a human factors cyber security training and consulting company that offers training at the intersection of cyber operations, human intelligence, and counterintelligence. Prior to that, he served as a career CIA Case Officer specializing in human intelligence (HUMINT) collection and cyber operations in various…
